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Student Profile: Ben Armour
Growing up as the youngest of 12 siblings, family has naturally had a strong influence on Ben Armour. And with a dad and several siblings who are engineers, it’s probably not all that surprising that the native of Laurel chose to enroll in Mississippi State’s Bagley College of Engineering. “I wouldn’t be majoring in chemical…
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Engineering researcher wins grant to study what happens when robots meet the poultry industry
What do you get when you mix a chicken with a robot? While that might sound like the start of a “dad joke,” one Mississippi State University researcher plans to study the practical applications of robotics in the poultry industry. Yang Zhao, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Mississippi State’s Bagley College…
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I made a historical meme
Maybe it’s the fact that the World Cup has started, bringing with it my hopes for an England-France match-up, but I’ve been on a bit of a Hundred Years War kick lately. Which always makes me think of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Which always makes me think of the Kenneth Branagh movie adaptation. For my money,…
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Ranking the 2018 World Cup teams
The 2018 World Cup kicks off on Thursday! Usually, I go into a World Cup with a reasonable idea of the team(s) I want to win. But since neither the U.S. nor the Netherlands (my usual “second-favorite team”) qualified for this year’s competition, I thought I’d rank the 32 participating teams in descending order based on…
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Need a new TV show to watch? Have I got the list for you!
Here’s a list of shows that I really enjoy or have enjoyed relatively recently (even if some of the shows are actually fairly old). Some are no-brainers that “everyone” watches. Some are quirky things I enjoy just because they’re different. And while it might not look like it, this list is in no way exhaustive…
